Abat(s): organ meat(s). Abati(s): giblet(s) of poultry or game fowl. Abondance



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Quasi (de veau): standing rump (of veal).

Quatre épices: spice blend of ground ginger, nutmeg, white pepper, and cloves.

Quatre-quarts: four quarters; pound cake made with equal weights of eggs, flour, butter, and sugar.

Quenelle: dumpling, usually of veal, fish, or poultry.

Quetsche: small purple Damson plum.

Queue (de boeuf): tail (of beef;oxtail).

Quiche lorraine: savory custard tart made with bacon, eggs, and cream.

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Râble de lièvre (lapin): saddle of hare (rabbit).

Raclette: rustic dish, from Switzerland and the Savoie, of melted cheese served with boiled potatoes, tiny pickled cucumbers, and onions; also, the cheese used in the dish.

Radis: small red radish.

Radis noir: large black radish, often served with cream, as a salad.

Rafraîchi: cool, chilled, or fresh.

Ragoût: stew; usually of meat.

Raie (bouclée): skate or ray, found in the English Channel, Atlantic, and Mediterranean.

Raifort: horseradish.

Raisin: grape; raisin.

de Corinthe: currant.

de Smyrne: sultana.

sec: raisin.

Raïto: red wine sauce that generally includes onions, tomatoes, garlic, herbs, olives, and capers, usually served warm over grilled fish; specialty of Provence.

Ramequin: small individual casserole. Also, a small tart. Also, a small goat's-milk cheese from the Bugey, an area in the northern Rhône valley.

Ramier: wood or wild pigeon.

Râpé: grated or shredded.

Rascasse: gurnard, or scorpion fish in the rockfish family; an essential ingredient of bouillabaisse, the fish stew of the Mediterranean.

Ratafia: liqueur made by infusing nut or fruit in brandy.

Ratatouille: a cooked dish of eggplant, zucchini, onions, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, and olive oil, served hot or cold; specialty of Provence.



Ratte: small, bite-size potatoes, often used for purées.

Ravigote: classic thick vinaigrette sauce with vinegar, white wine, shallots, and herbs. Also, cold mayonnaise with capers, onions, and herbs.

Raviole de Royans: tiny ravioli pasta filled with goat cheese, from the Rhône-Alpes.

Ravioli à la niçoise: square or round pasta filled with meat and/or swiss chard and baked with grated cheese.

Reblochon: smooth, supple, creamy cow's-milk cheese from the Savoie in the Alps.

Réglisse: licorice.

Reine-Claude: greengage plum.

Reinette, reine de: fall and winter variety of apple, deep yellow with a red blush.

Religieuse, petite: nun; a small version of a classic pastry consisting of two choux puffs filled with chocolate, coffee, or vanilla pastry cream, placed one on top of another, and frosted with chocolate or coffee icing to resemble a nun in her habit.

Rémoulade (céleri): sauce of mayonnaise, capers, mustard, herbs, anchovies, and gherkins; (dish of shredded celery root with mayonnaise).



Repas: meal.

Rhuharbe: rhubarb.

Rhum: rum.

Rigotte: small cow's-milk cheese from the Lyon region.

Rillettes (d'oie): minced spread of pork (goose); can also be made with duck, fish, or rabbit.

Rillons: usually pork belly, cut up and cooked until crisp, then drained of fat; also made of duck, goose, or rabbit.

Ris d'agneau (de veau): lamb (veal) sweetbreads.

Rissolé: browned by frying, usually potatoes.

Riz: rice.

à la impératrice: cold rice pudding with candied fruit.

complet: brown rice.

de Camargue: nutty, fragrant rice grown in the Camargue, the swampy area just south of Arles in

Provence.



sauvage: wild rice.

Rizotto, risotto: creamy rice made by stirring rice constantly in stock as it cooks, then mixing in other ingredients such as cheese or mushrooms.

Robe des champs, robe de chambre (pommes en): potatoes boiled or baked in their skin; potatoes in their jackets.

Rocamadour: village in southwestern France which gives its name to a tiny disc of cheese, once made of pure goat's or sheep's milk, now generally either goat's milk or a blend of goat's and cow's milk. Also called cabécou.

Rognonnade: veal loin with kidneys attached.

Rognons: kidneys.

Rollot: spicy cow's-milk cheese with a washed ochre-colored rind, in small cylinder or heart shape; from the North.

Romanoff: fruit, often strawberries, macerated in liqueur and topped with whipped cream.

Romarin: rosemary.

Rondelle: round slice--of lemon, for example.

Roquefort: disc of blue veined cheese of raw sheep's milk from southwestern France, aged in village of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.

Roquette: rocket or arugula, a spicy salad green.

Rosé: rare; used for veal, duck, or liver. Also, rose-colored wine.

Rosette (de boeuf): large dried pork (beef) sausage, from area around Lyon.

Rôti: roast; meat roast.

Rouelle: slice of meat or vegetable cut at an angle.

Rouennaise (canard à la): in the style of Rouen; (classic dish of duck stuffed with its liver in a blood-thickened sauce).

Rouget barbet, rouget de roche: red mullet, a prized, expensive rock-fish, with sweet flesh and red skin; its flavorful liver is reserved for sauces.

Rouget grondin: red gurnard, a large, common rockfish, less prized than rouget barbet. A variety of galinette. An ingredient in bouillabaisse.

Rougette: a small red-leafed butterhead lettuce, specialty of Provence.

Rouille: mayonnaise of olive oil, garlic, chile peppers, bread, and fish broth; usually served with fish soups, such as bouillabaisse.

Roulade: meat or fish roll, or rolled-up vegetahle soufflé; larger than a paupiette, and often stuffed.

Roulé(e): rolled.

Roussette: dogfish, also called salmonette because of its pinkish skin, found on the Atlantic coast. Good when very fresh.

Roux: sauce base or thickening of flour and butter.

Rove: breed of goat; also small round of Provencal soft goat's cheese, fragrant with wild herbs.

Royale, à la: royal-style; rich classic preparation, usually with truffles and a cream sauce.



Rumsteck: rump steak.

Russe, salade à la: cold mixed salad of peas and diced carrots and turnips in mayonnaise.


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